Chilean astronomer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Peña and the second or maternal family name is
Cárdenas .
Miriam del Carmen Peña Cárdenas is a Chilean astronomer and cosmochemist whose research includes the chemical composition of interstellar clouds including H II regions and the planetary nebulae surrounding Wolf–Rayet stars . She is a professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in the UNAM Institute of Astronomy.[ 1]
Education
Peña began her university studies in Chile, studying engineering,[ 2] but moved to the National Autonomous University of Mexico to complete her bachelor's degree, and remained there for her graduate studies.[ 1]
Recognition
Peña is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences .[ 3] She was a 2007 winner of UNAM's Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Recognition .[ 4]
References
^ a b "Dra. Miriam del Carmen Peña Cárdenas" , Researcher directory , UNAM Institute of Astronomy, retrieved 2022-12-17
^ Rodríguez, Darinka (11 February 2018), "Cosas que me habría dicho a mí misma antes de decidir ser científica" , Lo mejor de Verne, El País
^ Astronomy section members (PDF) , Mexican Academy of Sciences, 2022, retrieved 2022-12-17
^ Awards and prizes given to our academicians , UNAM Institute of Astronomy, retrieved 2022-12-17
External links
International National Academics